Muromachi period, remounted in 17th c. and again in 1998-99
Closed: H. 34.1 x W. 44.9 x D. 14.7 cm (13 7/16 x 17 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (by 1985), bequest; to Harvard University Museums, 1985.
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